Impact of differences in ultrasound and computed tomography volumes on treatment planning of permanent prostate implants

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1181-1185

  Narayana, Vrinda ^a   Roberson, Peter L ^a,b   Pu, Anthony T ^b   Sandler, Howard ^b   Winfield, Raymond H ^a   McLaughlin, Patrick W ^a,b  

^a Providence Cancer Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Dosimetry; Prostate implants; Three dimensional treatment planning; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME; ULTRASOUND;

BRACHYTHERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030905903     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(96)00618-9     Document Type: Article

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